Treat drug addiction as health, not criminal issue, O'Toole says in plan to tackle opioid crisis

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole offered what he called a "compassionate" plan to tackle the opioid crisis, treating it as a national emergency to help those battling drug addiction.
NHL sends condolences as B.C. hockey community reels from Surrey crash that killed 3 teen players

Community reeling and NHL speaks out after a crash early Saturday morning took the lives of 16- and 17-year-old hockey players Ronin Sharma, Caleb Reimer and Parker Magnuson.
U.S. authorities freeze assets, charge British Columbians in 'long-running fraudulent scheme'

A major Canadian player in the Panama Papers scandal, former B.C. lawyer Fred Sharp, 'masterminded' billion-dollar pump-and-dump operation, say U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and FBI.
Singh pitches changing Toronto riding name to honour 'happy warrior' Jack Layton
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will seek to rename the Toronto riding of Toronto-Danforth to honour the legacy of Jack Layton, the former NDP leader who died of cancer 10 years ago.
Grizzly territories in B.C. line up with Indigenous language communities, new study suggests

A new journal article published by University of Victoria scientist Lauren Henson and fellow scientists indicates that habitats of three major bear groups in northern B.C. geographically overlap with three Indigenous language communities.
Some anti-mask and anti-vaccine movements devolving into violence, harassment in U.S.

Across the United States, anti-vaccine and anti-mask demonstrations are taking scary and violent turns, and educators, medical professionals and public figures have been stunned at the level at which they have been vilified for even stating their opinion.
Is your school safe?; Insurance Bureau of Canada urges climate change action: CBC's Marketplace Cheat Sheet

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.
Hazara expats from Afghanistan grapple with own trauma while helping others escape

Around the world, members of the Hazara ethnic group who fled persecution by the Taliban are using their resources to help others escape.
Liberals won't get their expected cakewalk, Conservatives say after week one
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and party candidates say they generated strong momentum after week one on the campaign trail.
BlackBerry's path from smartphone roadkill to smart car pioneer — with a brief detour into meme stock

The obituary for BlackBerry as a smartphone leader has been written countless times. But after pivoting its business away from devices and toward the software that powers them, reports of the Canadian company's death are proving to be premature as it gets on the road to a bright automotive future.